12:1

Steve Almond, “The Love Song of Piltdown Man”
J.R. Angelella, “The Saddening State of Sammy the Speechwriter”
Rusty Barnes, “No Light”
Matt Bell, “The Founder of this Town”
Jimmy Chen, “Rose Period”
Timothy Gager, “Your Vasectomy Journal”
Richard Garcia, “The Chair”
Kathryn Good-Schiff, “The Grand Monadnock”
Jim Hanas, “July 4: Easter”
Jeff Landon, “Creek Monster”
Jennifer Levin, “The Day You Were Sad”
Dan Moreau, “A Turn of Events”